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Manchester United vs Everton LIVE: Result and final score after Rashford and Zirkzee hit doubles

Relive all the action as Ruben Amorim secures his first Premier League win in charge at Old Trafford

Luke Baker
Sunday 01 December 2024 10:33 EST
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Ruben Amorim's first Man Utd training session

Manchester United won their first Premier League game under new boss Ruben Amorim after sweeping past Everton 4-0 at Old Trafford.

After a draw at Ipswich and a comeback win in the Europa League against Bodo/Glimt, United started quickly against the Toffees and race into the lead.

Marcus Rashford crashed home the opener from a corner from Bruno Fernandes’ delivery.

And the Red Devils doubled their lead, showcasing Amorim’s fast-paced style and an emphasis on pressing through Amad Diallo and Fernandes to claim possession deep in the Everton half before Joshua Zirkzee converted.

And Sean Dyche’s side were put away in the second half after Rashford and Zirkzee doubled their tallies to complete a comfortable afternoon for the Red Devils. Relive all the action from Old Trafford below:

Manchester United vs Everton

BLOCKED!!! United's corner is half-cleared and volleyed back towards goal by Amad, but his effort is blocked by Lindstrom, who then sparks an Everton counter-attack at the other end which culminates with Beto being crowded out in the box.

1 December 2024 13:40

Manchester United vs Everton

CHANCE!!! Martinez's ball over the top sends Dalot in behind the Everton defence, but as he bears down on goal Branthwaite slides in with a superb sliding challenge to deny the wing-back a shot!

1 December 2024 13:38

Manchester United vs Everton

Manchester United have won their last four Premier League matches against Everton, last having a longer such run (of nine games) between December 1999 and February 2004.

1 December 2024 13:37

Manchester United vs Everton

Amad is released down the right by Mainoo and cuts inside off his wing, but can't quick pick a pass to Zirkzee in the box and Everton cut the ball out.

1 December 2024 13:36

Manchester United vs Everton

SAVED!!! Mainoo recovers possession on the edge of the Everton box and drills a low strike goalwards, which Pickford parries low to his left before quickly regathering the ball!

1 December 2024 13:34

Manchester United vs Everton

Dalot drills a good ball across the face of Everton's goal with Rashford and Zirkzee closing in, but Branthwaite puts it behind for the game's first corner before either forward can get there.

1 December 2024 13:33

Manchester United vs Everton

Zirkzee kicks the game off for Manchester United, and we're up and running at Old Trafford!

1 December 2024 13:31

Manchester United vs Everton

The hosts are heavily favoured in our live win probability tracker, with Manchester United sitting on a 57.6% chance of victory compared to just 20.1% for Everton. Dyche’s side will certainly be hoping to spoil Amorim’s home Premier League debut though, as both teams trudge out onto the Old Trafford pitch!

1 December 2024 13:27

Everton match facts

Both of Everton’s last two Premier League games have finished 0-0 – only once in their league history have they had three consecutive goalless draws, doing so in February 1982.

Everton have failed to score in more different Premier League games than any other side this season (6), while only Liverpool (6) and Manchester United (5) have kept more clean sheets than the Toffees (4). Everton have already had three 0-0 draws this term, last having more in 2015-16 (4).

Including crosses, only Andreas Pereira (103) has played more passes into the opposition box in the Premier League this season than Everton’s Dwight McNeil (101). McNeil’s 30 chances created this term is almost twice as many as any other Toffees player (Ashley Young, 16).

Chris Wilson1 December 2024 13:25

Dyche: “You’ve got to play them all”

“Everyone talks of a ‘new manager bounce’ and the rest of it, so it’s more difficult in that way of thinking, but they’ve still got good players.

“A new manager to the Premier League will maybe give a different feel to it. I’m sure he’s been working with the players and trying to get his thoughts across.”

“You’ve got to play them all. The fixtures have given us this run and it’s a tough run, but everything’s tough in the Premier League. We’ve shown before that we can take these teams on and that’s what we’ve got to do again.”

Chris Wilson1 December 2024 13:20

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